474th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111A Model

474th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111A ModelFly with the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing in this hand crafted F-111A Model. Each model is carved from wood and hand painted to provide a unique piece that will always be treasured.Length – 18 inchesMade from MahoganyUS Veteran Owned BusinessThe product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger.Model has wings that move. It is made of solid wood.The 474th Tactical Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, where it trained combat-ready aircrews and maintained a rapid-reaction capability to execute fighter attacks against enemy forces and facilities world-wide in time of crisis. A World War II predecessor unit, the 474th Fighter Group (see 474th Air Expeditionary Group), was a Ninth Air Force combat unit of the Army Air Corps which fought in the European Theater. During its operational lifetime, the 474th Fighter Bomber Wing was engaged in combat operations during the Korean War and the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing was engaged in combat operations during the Vietnam War. The 474th Tactical Fighter Wing was inactivated on 30 September 1989.F-111A operations The 474th (Roadrunners[12]) became the first USAF operational wing equipped with the General Dynamics F-111.[13] On 20 January 1968 the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing was activated at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada replacing MAJCON 4480th Tactical Fighter Wing, which had been activated on 15 July 1967,[14] giving the base an operational tactical fighter wing assigned to Twelfth Air Force. With the wing, the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron (Tail Code NA – blue stripe) replaced the 4481st Tactical Fighter Squadron and the existing 429th Tactical Fighter Squadron (Tail Code NB – yellow stripe) was assigned.In January 1968 the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Detachment 1 received the first 6 of

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